How to Catch All Legendary Fish in Stardew Valley

Catching Legendary Fish

Legendary Fish are fish that are very challenging to catch. There are 10 total Legendary Fish, but you can only catch 5 of them if you've got the Extended Family quest active. If the Extended Family quest is active, you'll only be able to catch Legendary Fish II. You must complete the quest to catch Legendary Fish, or catch the Legendary Fish before you start the Extended Family quest. Each fish has a fishing level requirement, except for the Mutant Carp and Radioactive Carp. Legendary Fish are noted by a crown on the fishing bar during the minigame. However, there is no crown when catching Legendary Fish II. If you find the Lost Book "Secrets of the Legendary Fish," it will tell you the seasons and locations of each Legendary Fish.

You can naturally catch only one of each Legendary Fish. However, there are three exceptions to this rule: using Challenge Bait, using a fish Pan, or playing in multiplayer. If you use Challenge Bait while fishing for Legendary Fish, you can catch up to 3 of the Legendary at the same time. If you can't get Challenge Bait, you can use Wild Bait to catch up to 2 fish at the same time. If you enchant the fishing Pan with the Fisher enchantment, you can use the Pan in the area where a Legendary Fish is caught before you catch the fish to get multiple copies of that fish. If you're playing in multiplayer, each player has a chance to catch each Legendary. That means you can catch up to four of each Legendary Fish if you have four players in a game.

You'll need to use items and level your fishing skill to catch all the Legendaries. Relying on pure skill alone may not be enough to catch the Legendaries, but there's also a fair bit of luck involved. Food: The best food to eat is Seafoam Pudding, as it increases your fishing by +4. However, you can also use Dish O' the Sea, Fish Stew, or Lobster Bisque if you don't have Seafoam Pudding yet (as these dishes all raise your fishing by +3). Rod: Use the best fishing rod you can get your hands on. Ideally, you'll use the Iridium Rod or the Advanced Iridium Rod as they can both equip tackle. Tackle: The best options are the Trap Bobber (which causes the progress bar to decrease more slowly when the fish isn't in the fishing bar) or the Cork Bobber (which makes your fishing bar bigger). You can also use the Curiosity Lure to increase your chance of finding Legendary Fish. Bait: Any bait is a good choice (except the Magnet). Using Challenge Bait or Wild Bait can increase the amount of fish you catch at once, and using Magic Bait negates any season, time, or weather requirements needed.

Legendary Fish

Angler Location: North of JojaMart on the wooden bridge Season: Fall Time: Any Weather: Any Difficulty: 85 (smooth behavior) Fishing level required: 3 Price: Base: Normal: 900g Silver: 1125g Gold: 1350g Iridium: 1800g Fisher Profession: Normal: 1125g Silver: 1406g Gold: 1687g Iridium: 2250g Angler Profession: Normal: 1350g Silver: 1687g Gold: 2025g Iridium: 2700g

Crimsonfish Location: East pier on the Beach Season: Summer Time: Any Weather: Any Difficulty: 95 (mixed behavior) Fishing level required: 5 Price: Base: Normal: 1500g Silver: 1875g Gold: 2250g Iridium: 3000g Fisher Profession: Normal: 1875g Silver: 2343g Gold: 2812g Iridium: 3750g Angler Profession: Normal: 2250g Silver: 2812g Gold: 3375g Iridium: 4500g

Glacierfish Location: At the southernmost point of the triangle-shaped island in Cindersap Forest Season: Winter Time: Any Weather: Any Difficulty: 100 (mixed behavior) Fishing level required: 6 Price: Base: Normal: 1000g Silver: 1250g Gold: 1500g Iridium: 2000g Fisher Profession: Normal: 1250g Silver: 1562g Gold: 1875g Iridium: 2500g Angler Profession: Normal: 1500g Silver: 1875g Gold: 2250g Iridium: 3000g

Legend Location: Near the log in the lake in the Mountain Season: Spring Time: Any Weather: Rain Difficulty: 110 (mixed) Fishing level required: 10 Price: Base: Normal: 5000g Silver: 6250g Gold: 7500g Iridium: 10000g Fisher Profession: Normal: 6250g Silver: 7812g Gold: 9375g Iridium: 12500g Angler Profession: Normal: 7500g Silver: 9375g Gold: 11250g Iridium: 15000g

Mutant Carp Location: The Sewers Season: Any Time: Any Weather: Any Difficulty: 80 (dart behavior) Fishing level required: N/A Price: Base: Normal: 1000g Silver: 1250g Gold: 1500g Iridium: 2000g Fisher Profession: Normal: 1250g Silver: 1562g Gold: 1875g Iridium: 2500g Angler Profession: Normal: 1500g Silver: 1875g Gold: 2250g Iridium: 3000g

Legendary Fish II

Ms. Angler Location: North of JojaMart on the wooden bridge Season: Any Time: Any Weather: Any Difficulty: 85 (smooth behavior) Fishing level required: 3 Price: Base: Normal: 900g Silver: 1125g Gold: 1350g Iridium: 1800g Fisher Profession: Normal: 1125g Silver: 1406g Gold: 1687g Iridium: 2250g Angler Profession: Normal: 1350g Silver: 1687g Gold: 2025g Iridium: 2700g

Son of Crimsonfish Location: East pier on the Beach Season: Any Time: Any Weather: Any Difficulty: 95 (mixed behavior) Fishing level required: 5 Price: Base: Normal: 1500g Silver: 1875g Gold: 2250g Iridium: 3000g Fisher Profession: Normal: 1875g Silver: 2343g Gold: 2812g Iridium: 3750g Angler Profession: Normal: 2250g Silver: 2812g Gold: 3375g Iridium: 4500g

Glacierfish Jr. Location: At the southernmost point of the triangle-shaped island in Cindersap Forest . Season: Any Time: Any Weather: Any Difficulty: 100 (mixed behavior) Fishing level required: 6 Price: Base: Normal: 1000g Silver: 1250g Gold: 1500g Iridium: 2000g Fisher Profession: Normal: 1250g Silver: 1562g Gold: 1875g Iridium: 2500g Angler Profession: Normal: 1500g Silver: 1875g Gold: 2250g Iridium: 3000g

Legend II Location: Near the log in the lake in the Mountain Season: Any Time: Any Weather: Any Difficulty: 110 (mixed) Fishing level required: 10 Price: Base: Normal: 5000g Silver: 6250g Gold: 7500g Iridium: 10000g Fisher Profession: Normal: 6250g Silver: 7812g Gold: 9375g Iridium: 12500g Angler Profession: Normal: 7500g Silver: 9375g Gold: 11250g Iridium: 15000g

Radioactive Carp Location: The Sewers Season: Any Time: Any Weather: Any Difficulty: 80 (dart behavior) Fishing level required: N/A Price: Base: Normal: 1000g Silver: 1250g Gold: 1500g Iridium: 2000g Fisher Profession: Normal: 1250g Silver: 1562g Gold: 1875g Iridium: 2500g Angler Profession: Normal: 1500g Silver: 1875g Gold: 2250g Iridium: 3000g

Legendary Fish Uses

Selling The best use for the Legendary Fish (if you don't want to keep them) is to sell them. Each Legendary Fish has a high price tag, so selling them will get you a lot of money, especially if you manage to catch a higher-quality fish.

Fish Pond You can put your Legendary Fish in a Fish Pond. This is a way to keep the fish and display it. Each fish also has a chance to produce 1 to 4 Roe each day. You must put each Legendary Fish in their own Fish Ponds. If you put a Legendary Fish in a Fish Pond, the pond's maximum holding size is 1 and cannot get any bigger.

Achievements Catching the first five Legendary Fish is required to get the Master Angler achievement. Legendary Fish II are not required to get this achievement.

Stardew Valley Fair If you want to score big at the Stardew Valley Fair, you can use a Legendary Fish in your Grange Display. A Legendary Fish will get you 6 points (8 if it's iridium quality).

Quests The first five Legendary Fish are not used in any quests, but you must catch Ms. Angler, Son of Crimsonfish, Glacierfish Jr., Legend II, and Radioactive Carp to complete the "Extended Family" quest that you can accept from Mr. Qi's special order board.

Dyeing All the Legendary Fish can be used to make dye. However, since Legendary Fish don't make a special dye, it's not a good idea to use them to make dyes. Regardless, here are the dye colors you can get from each Legendary Fish: Angler: Yellow dye Crimsonfish: Red dye Glacierfish: Blue dye Legend: Green dye Mutant Carp: Green dye Ms. Angler: Red dye Son of Crimsonfish: Red dye Glacierfish Jr.: Blue dye Legend II: Green dye Radioactive Carp: Green dye

Recipes All fish can be used to make three recipes: Maki Roll, Quality Fertilizer, and Sashimi. However, since Legendary Fish are so rare, using them to make these recipes is not a good idea. Using a Legendary Fish in a recipe doesn't make it any better than if you used a cheap, plentiful fish.

Gifting Most villagers dislike getting fish as gifts, including Legendary Fish. The exceptions are Evelyn, Haley, and Pierre, who hate fish as a gift, and Demetrius, Elliott, Leo, Linus, Pam, Sebastian, and Willy, who are neutral to getting fish as gifts. Since no villager loves fish as gifts, it's not a good idea to use a Legendary Fish as a gift.